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HPV
KEY POINTS
- Venereal warts on skin around genitals or internally on female uterine cervix (although HPV disease can be very subtle and difficult to detect)
- Prevalence: Worldwide
- HPV is the most common STD in the U.S.
- HPV is not intended for treatment of active genital warts or cancer.
- 9 – 26 yrs-old, males and females, to protect against genital warts and cervical, vaginal, and vulvar cancer
Disease: A sexually transmitted viral infection of the genital areas
Presentation: Venereal warts on skin around genitals and internally on female uterine cervix (although HPV disease can be very subtle and difficult to detect)
Complications: Cervical cancer – 3700 U.S. deaths from this each year (233,000 worldwide)
Prevalence:
- Worldwide
- HPV is the most common STD in the U.S.
Transmission: Genital and skin-to-skin contact
Treatment: Cryotherapy of warts
Prevention:
- Safe sex with barrier methods
- Vaccine (killed/Gardasil)
- 0.5cc, intramuscularly
- Primary Series: 3 doses, at time “0”, 1 – 2 mo’s, and 6 mo’s
- Side-Effects;
- Mild-moderate: Injection site pain, fever, syncope, headache, nausea, joint ache, muscle ache, malaise
- Serious (< 0.1%): asthma, diarrhea, hypertension, headache
- Precautions/Contraindications
- HPV vaccine is not intended for treatment of active genital warts or cancer.
- Postpone vaccination when moderately ill.
- Systemic allergic reactions to yeast, aluminum, or polysorbate contraindicate the vaccine.
- Patients should sit or lie down for 15 min. after vaccination to minimize risk of passing out.
- May be given to immune compromised.
- Breastfeeding is not a contraindication.
- Not recommended with pregnancy (not enough data to establish safety).
- Targets
- 9 – 26 yrs-old, males and females, to protect against genital warts and cervical, vaginal, and vulvar cancer
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